Scientists Discover Unexpected Health Benefits of Cocoa Experts from the University of Halle-Wittenberg and the Max Rubner Institute have concluded that foods containing cocoa are a previously unknown source of high levels of vitamin D2.

Scientists note that different cocoa products have different levels of this important nutrient.. Most vitamin D2 - in cocoa butter and dark chocolate, least of all - in white chocolate.

Vitamin D is critical to the human body and its deficiency can increase the risk of respiratory disease, rickets and osteoporosis.. – Vitamin has two types: D2 and D3.

Vitamin D3 is formed in the skin when exposed to the sun and covers 90% of the body's needs.. The rest of it comes to a person through food: for example, oily fish or chicken eggs.

Vitamin D2 is found in mushrooms, but many people don't get enough of it.. It turned out that after drying cocoa beans in the sun, they transform vitamin D precursors into vitamin D2..

However, experts do not recommend eating large amounts of chocolate to cover a vitamin D2 deficiency.. This can be harmful to health due to the high content of fat and sugar in the bar..

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